Professional Experience

CHESS WITHOUT BORDERS, CHICAGO, IL

Lead Chess Instructor, January 2010 – November 2017

• Taught in 14 public and private schools on elementary and middle school level
• Educated students through private and semi-private lessons
• Taught intensive courses in chess camps for all levels and age groups
• Drove online presence for the tournaments through website management
• Led the teaching staff including professionals and volunteers
• Managed administration including registrations and payments
• Tournament Director for 13 tournaments, Chief Tournament Director 3 tournaments

SHANGHAI CHESS ACADEMY, Shanghai, CHINA

Lead Chess Instructor, 2016 – 2017

• Led all activities of the Pudong Branch as the Head Instructor including curriculum development and teaching
• Taught all levels K-12 intensive courses, group and private/semi private lessons
• Deployed Chesskid.com website for instructional purposes across the curriculum
• Managed teaching staff including professional and volunteers
• Tournament Director: Supervised students & analyzed games; managed communications with participants

EDUCATIONAL LIGHT, NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Lead Chess Instructor, December 2017 – 2019

• Leading classes for after school chess activities for K-8th grade students
• Managing teaching staff including professional and volunteers

NEW YORK SCHOLASTIC CHESS CLUB, NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Lead Chess Instructor, January 2018 – 2020

• Leading classes for after school chess activities for K-5th grade students

SUCCESS ACADEMY NYC – HUDSON YARDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Lead Chess Teacher, August 2017 — 2020

• Lead Chess Teacher K-5th grade

EDUCATION AND TITLES

• Diploma from the Riga Chess School
• Business Administration
• Woman International Master in Chess US
• Life Master 2012, US Original Master 2017

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

• Trilingual in English, Russian and Latvian. Basic knowledge in Spanish